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The Handsomes ‘Over and Over’ at KUHT 07-01-04
The Handsomes are still around. I haven’t seen them since the taping, so I’m hoping the whole thing about guys just get more handsome has worked to their advantage. I can’t say enough about Patrick Kelly the drummer, of The Suffers, Los Skarnales and Sound Patrol. I’ve seen him play in pit orchestras (I think…
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Grady Gaines “Jumpstart My Heart’ at KUHT 12-10-02
Grady Gaines‘ band is another family affair, with a brother playing guitar and a son playing alto. I would say about a third of the bands I recorded for KUHT had at least two family members involved. Mr. Gaines was the long time leader of Little Richard’s Upsetters and was an artist on the local…
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Zwee “Tapioca” at KUHT 12-10-02
I met Frank Zweback when his jam band, Zwee and the Graveberries was still holding down a night at either LLC or Dan’s. I’m sure I played drums as part of the open jam. This began a relationship of music and neighborliness that continues to this day. Frank owns several rent properties in the Montrose…
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I J Gosey “Soul Serenade” at KUHT 10-01-02
I J Gosey was probably found by one of the show producers while drinking at the Big Easy. I believe he held a regular gig there. I’m glad he was put on the air. Interestingly, the station used this tune as one of four interstitials between ACL and Sound Stage. I got calls from other…
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The Gypsies ‘Djelem Djelem’ at KUHT 1-22-03
I first met Greg Harbar and Mary Ann Harbar (now Mary Ann Willis) at their overstuffed home on Peden. My best friend was babysitting their son Nick Harbar . They were known as the Gypsies, which as far back as the early 70’s or at that time around 1978, was fairly unique and unusual. The…
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John Evans Band ‘I’m From the Beer Joint’ at KUHT 3-26-03
The John Evans Band. I have gotten to work with the John Evans Band a couple of times since this taping. I was always impressed with the work ethic of the group. They still believe in what they’re doing. More John Evans Band “Out of Control”, “Hot Rod Country”, and “Going Down Loud” Check out…
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The Trade ‘Unison’ at KUHT 1-21-03
The Trade started as a Monday night jazz jam at Helios. They were able to hold a crowd and were accessible to the younger jazz players who might not be able to get past the sharp elbows of the first call jazz bullies that are typical of a jam session with the longevity that this…
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Moses Guest “Jackson” at KUHT 1-21-03
It takes a certain je ne se qua to claim the mantle of Southern Rock in this day and time. Moses Guest performs its ambassadorship with healthy spoonful of that Houston je ne se qua. More than a bin box label, they are certified ‘from around here’. I went to HSPVA with Rick Thompson and…
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Mark Halata and Texavia ‘Little Goose’ at KUHT 7-23-03
Jak se mas? Doesn’t matter, Mark Halata and Texavia will drive to your town and make you get up and dance the polka. Behind this champion accordionist are Mark Rubin (tuba/bass) of Bad Livers fame and the Brosch brothers, Bruce (gutar/vox) and Jeff (drums), sons of the legendary Jimmy Brosch. I asked Rubin just before…
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Greg Wood ‘Thinking It Over” at KUHT 6-23-03
Greg’s Wood’s lyrics tell his story better then I ever could. The rest I should keep to myself. Ken Jones guitar, Eric Dane guitar, Leesa Harrington-Squyres drums, Mopar Mike Sinclair bass. More Greg Wood: “Thinking It Over”, ’37 Years’
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Drop Trio “Wreck of the Zephyr’ at KUHT 2-5-04
One can often tell how good a programmer is by their manual dexterity and accuracy. I met Ian Varley at a networking gathering he organized that somebody talked me into attending. He said he was interested in getting his band on the show. I said blah blah sure, what’s it’s name? “Drop Trio!” In addition…
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Carolyn Wonderland ‘Bloodless Revolution’ at KUHT 06-30-04
This would be one of the last music tapings I did at HoustonPBS. It doesn’t take long to learn in TV that everything gets canceled. Carolyn was just about to spend a little time on the road with Bob Dylan. I met Carolyn at the staging of ‘In the Underthunderloo’. She has been a singular…
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‘I Know the Way to Heaven’ Hilary Sloan at KUHT 8-6-04
Hilary Sloan is a champion fiddler with a unfaltering passion for authenticity. She wrote this tune. This band behind her may be the hottest thing since Hee Haw. Dagnabbit More from Hilary Sloan “Some Forgotten Sunday”, “I Wish I Was a Highway“, and “The Darker Side of Life” Check out more Houston Music
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Sound Patrol’s “Pull Me Over” on KUHT 10-01-02
Sound Patrol was an amazing supergroup that lasted about 3 months. Very nice, uber talented cats. This was during that whole Earthwire period. The very first taping on the then new ‘the connection’ (yes that’s the name) this segment was call ‘the beat’ which featured a band every Friday. Chris Boyd, who still directs video…
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